Strategies to Encourange Language Development Archives - Page 13 of 50

Two New Games For Preschool Speech Therapy

| 3-6 year-olds, Games, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

Two new PAL Award winners are favorites with the preschool set. "Bear In Underwear Backpack Adventure Board Game" and "Animal Soup The Mixed-Up...

Toddler Talking Points

| Birth-3 year-olds, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

Toddlers are some of my favorite people--they explore with abandon, imitate pirates and fairies, refuse with gusto, stack, dump and search,...

Teaching The Difference Between Honesty and Being Frank

| 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

Often as speech pathologists we are called upon to teach kids the nuances of language. What does someone REALLY mean when they say something? Can we...

Correcting Lateral sh in Speech Therapy

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Articulation, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I must say the lateral /sh/ used to scare me a bit in speech therapy until I took Pamela Marsalla's course,“Practical Therapy Tips for Persistent...

Getting Ready for the Toy Fair 2013!

| 10 and up, 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 8 years and up, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

I can't wait for the International Toy Fair in New York City! It starts tomorrow and even a mere 2-3 feet of snow isn't stopping me. There is such...

Clever Ways to Teach Sight Words

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Reading, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

Last week I had a free giveaway of Thinkfun's Zingo! Sight Words. I had an enthusiastic response, as this is not only a really fun game that teaches...

Puppet-on-a-Stick Helps Attention In Speech Therapy

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Articulation, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I was attracted to Educational Insights' Puppet-on-a-Stick at the Toy Fair last year, because of it's unique design, allowing kids to hold the...

Using SQUIGGLE On-The-Go in Speech Therapy

| 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Games, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

How can a little pad and pencil inject so much fun in a speech therapy session? Kids loved tearing off a square sheet with a little scribble...

Free Giveaway of “My Toddler Talks” for Speech Therapy and Parents

| Birth-3 year-olds, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toddler

My last guest post and review about My Toddler Talks: Strategies and Activities to Promote Your Child's Language Development, mentioned that author...

Review of My Toddler Talks: Strategies and Activities to Promote Your Child’s Language Development

| Birth-3 year-olds, Books, Language, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

Today I welcome speech language pathologist, Kimberly Scanlon, as my guest blogger, author of My Toddler Talks: Strategies and Activities to Promote...